#956EB5

#956EB5

Color Values

HEX

#956EB5

RGB

149, 110, 181

HSL

273.0, 32.4%, 57.1%

HSV

273.0, 39.2%, 71.0%

CMYK

17.7%, 39.2%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.605 0.1127 308.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#956EB5

#8EB56E

Analogous

#726EB5

#B56EB2

#956EB5

Triadic

#956EB5

#B5956E

#6EB595

Split Complementary

#956EB5

#B2B56E

#6EB572

Tetradic

#956EB5

#B5726E

#8EB56E

#6EB2B5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#956EB5

Protanopia

#8484A4

Deuteranopia

#8689A0

Tritanopia

#939693

Achromatopsia

#7B7B7B

CSS Usage

background-color: #956EB5;
color: #956EB5;
border-color: #956EB5;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5F9
100
#EEE8F2
200
#DCD0E7
300
#C4AED6
400
#A482BF
500
#8456A9
600
#694587
700
#54376C
800
#422B54
900
#32223F
950
#1F1628

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.06:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.18:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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